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A living room during a home padapuja visit in Bangalore. Seated on a striped mat, a group of devotees surrounds a brass aarti plate heaped with white flowers, rose petals and a lit oil lamp. A man in white kurta and white dhoti sits at centre holding the lamp near the plate. A young sannyasi in orange and maroon robes with a rudraksha mala kneels at the front. Another woman in an orange-and-maroon sari with gold bangles and a garland presses her palms together at right. A standing monk in maroon and orange cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a camera. White garlands hang on the sofa behind, a silver staff stands to the right, and a flat-screen television with framed photos sits on a shelf at left.

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